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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What was the longest drought period ever for the Eugene-Springfield area? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A weak high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will be moving over and then away from the Pacific Northwest with a low pressure trough (“U” shape on the yellow line) pushing in behind it. That means we are back to a wet weather pattern. A frontal system is moving through as the high pressure ridge moves on. Another more complex storm system (shown offshore) will hit the coast toward the weekend continuing the chance for rain.
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Here are your detailed forecasts.**
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), and evening, partly cloudy late Friday night through Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 52-46 warming to 50 Sunday night highs 66-75. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) of showers Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday highs 64-57 lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, just partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and night, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night lows 54-49 highs 74-78. Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a (40%) chance of showers Thursday highs 59-63 cooling to 56 Wednesday lows 47-42. (seasonal averages high 63 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late at night and Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 51-46 warming to near 50 Sunday night highs near 60. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and cooler Monday, a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday highs near 53 lows 47-42. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening, rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, just partly cloudy Friday evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight night and Friday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday night, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. late Saturday night, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night lows 40-44 highs 59-67. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday snow level 8,000 ft. Monday, 7,000 ft. Monday night, 6.500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday highs 60-45 lows 38-33.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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